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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

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Zira Island is a 1,000,000 sq meter island In the Caspian Sea that will soon be developed into an incredible eco-community and sustainably built <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/07/05/australia%E2%80%99s-first-carbon-neutral-solar-powered-resort/">resort</a>. Master-planned by Denmark-based <a href="http://www.big.dk/projects/zir/zir.html">BIG Architects</a>, the carbon-neutral eco-island is based on the seven peaks of Azerbaijan and its mountainous ecosystems. Located in the bay of the capital city Baku, Zira Island is a ferry ride away from a growing metropolis and will stand as an example to a region so dependent on oil, that it is possible to live off the <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/08/13/texas-to-build-wind-power-superhighway/">wind</a> and <a href="http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/01/06/china-announces-worlds-largest-solar-plant/">sun</a>....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/zira-island-by-big-architects/'>READ ARTICLE</a>